Today in Global Observer http://globalobserver.blogspot.com you can find an interview with Noam Chomsky about the situation in Colombia and articles about the Balkans, India and John Walker Lindh's trial.

Protestors are in the classic role of "protestors", people with no real power over their lives so they must demand it from the ruling class. Demonstrations also point to a lack of creativity; the only thing we can come up with is playing the song and dance of our rulers. How much longer will these protests go on for? If we could only get a few more tens of thousands to protest, will we be successful in overthrowing capitalism, the state and wage-slavery? Why do the state, capitalism and wage-slavery exist, why do the governments of the U.S. and Israel do what they do, and what are we actually going to do about it?

On Saturday August 24th from 11am-1pm, the National Alliance, probably the most organized and sophisticated white-power group in North America today, is calling for what they claim will be “the largest gathering of white nationalists at the U.S. Capitol in history”.